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Statutes > Maryland > Criminal-procedure > Title-12 > Subtitle-2 > 12-210§ 12-210. Possession of seized real property by owners or tenants.
(a) Right to possess until forfeiture.- Subject to the rights of a lienholder to sell the real property, an owner or owner's tenant may remain in possession of seized real property until forfeiture is ordered.
(b) Appointment of receiver allowed.- The forfeiting authority may apply to the court for the appointment of a receiver to apply income from income-producing property.
(c) Surrender of property.- If a person who is an owner or owner's tenant remains in possession of the real property and the person's interest in the real property is forfeited, the person shall immediately surrender the real property to the seizing authority in substantially the same condition as when seized.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 297(p); 2001, ch. 10, § 2; 2009, ch. 60.]
